Subject:As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

The show, the last remaining daytime drama made by a Procter & Gamble media unit that coined the term "soap opera", will air its final episode in September 2010.

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:nallyon12/08/09 at 2:23 pm

Another long-running soap opera bites the dust, eh? I wonder which one will be next... ???

I also wonder what will take ATWT's place

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:Henkon12/08/09 at 4:18 pm

Oh no! :o How sad...

I used to watch it religiously when I had the time, and so did my brother.

I'll try and look at the bright side: in Holland, we're about 18 months behind...

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:80sTrivMeisteron12/08/09 at 5:53 pm

I guess it's official... the American daytime drama is dead and gone... :(

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:coqueta83on12/08/09 at 8:24 pm

In a way I saw this one coming, but its still sad. :( :(

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Written By:LyricBoyon12/08/09 at 10:04 pm

This sux. :\'(

As The Stomach Turns was/is a classic...

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:MaxwellSmarton12/09/09 at 12:36 am

This sux. :\'(

As The Stomach Turns was/is a classic...

You used to read Mad magazine too, huh? ;)

The age of the afternoon soap is coming to a close. Western culture and the lives of its inhabitants has simply outpaced and outmoded the nature of the classic soap opera.

Now, don't get depressed, there will always be cheap, trashy TV shows in the afternoon...even after Oprah goes off the air! :)

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:MrClevelandon12/09/09 at 1:00 pm

Another long-running soap opera bites the dust, eh? I wonder which one will be next... ???

I also wonder what will take ATWT's place

My guess...

Days of Our Lives. NBC will shed all of its Soap Operas and have some Talk Show take its place.

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:whistledogon12/09/09 at 4:03 pm

I also wonder what will take ATWT's place

Daytime Talk Shows, most likely. Anyone who you would least likely think to get a talk show, will probably get a talk show lol

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:Henkon12/09/09 at 4:05 pm

Daytime Talk Shows, most likely. Anyone who you would least likely think to get a talk show, will probably get a talk show lol

So why has no-one offered me one yet? ::)

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:whistledogon12/09/09 at 4:13 pm

So why has no-one offered me one yet? ::)

Because you aren't a B-List celebrity :D

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:Henkon12/09/09 at 4:21 pm

Because you aren't a B-List celebrity :D

Oh! Good one! ;D

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:LyricBoyon12/09/09 at 7:18 pm

You used to read Mad magazine too, huh? ;)

Yes, I piddled away a good portion of my younger years reading my brothers' Mad magazines and its various spoofs, including "As the stomach turns", and a "My Three Sons" spoof featuring veteran actor Fred McMoron. ;D ;D

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:MaxwellSmarton12/10/09 at 2:03 pm

Yes, I piddled away a good portion of my younger years reading my brothers' Mad magazines and its various spoofs, including "As the stomach turns", and a "My Three Sons" spoof featuring veteran actor Fred McMoron. ;D ;D

I even had the books, like Al Jafee's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions!Q: Did you catch that fish?A: No, I talked him into giving himself up.A: No, I was sitting here minding my own business when the crazy thing jumped into my pail.A: No, it's a plastic model to get people like you to start fascinating conversations.

Q: (from a woman just pulled over by a police officer) Did I do something wrong, officer?A: No, today we're giving tickets out for doing things right.A: No, I just got tired of lugging around these heavy summonses so I decided to give some of them away.A: No, I'm giving a ticket to this crazy street because it's going the wrong way.

Q: (from a waiter, to a husband and wife) Table for how many?A: A hundred and twelve -- we like to change seats every few minutes.A: One -- my wife will sit on my shoulders.A: I don't know -- I can't count that high, either.

But we're off topic. I never had any use for soaps. My mother and sister used to watch and "All My Children" and "General Horsepiddle" and fill each other in on the goings-on. I was like, you know, those people are characters on a TV show, as in NOT REAL. My family kinda resembles "Dark Shadows" nowadays! ::)

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:Doc Brownon12/12/09 at 9:52 pm

I even had the books, like Al Jafee's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions!Q: Did you catch that fish?A: No, I talked him into giving himself up.A: No, I was sitting here minding my own business when the crazy thing jumped into my pail.A: No, it's a plastic model to get people like you to start fascinating conversations.

Q: (from a woman just pulled over by a police officer) Did I do something wrong, officer?A: No, today we're giving tickets out for doing things right.A: No, I just got tired of lugging around these heavy summonses so I decided to give some of them away.A: No, I'm giving a ticket to this crazy street because it's going the wrong way.

Q: (from a waiter, to a husband and wife) Table for how many?A: A hundred and twelve -- we like to change seats every few minutes.A: One -- my wife will sit on my shoulders.A: I don't know -- I can't count that high, eitherKinda wandering in to Here's Your Sign territory, isn't he?

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:80sTrivMeisteron12/20/09 at 7:14 am

They simply have to bring Larry Bryggman back as John Dixon! Pair him up with Lucinda (the beyond-incredible Elizabeth Hubbard) again and let some final sparks fly! I also hope John & Kim's son Andy makes an appearance with Scott DeFreitas in the role. It would be nice to see Lisa find happiness at last in marriage! I hope they give Barbara a happy ending,too... she's suffered long enough! A final tribute to Hal Munson would be in order as well. The very last scene should focus on Nancy, of course, provided Helen Wagner's health holds out for the very end, Lord willing. It's going to be a very emotional final episode, that much is for certain... :(

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:LyricBoyon12/20/09 at 7:54 am

I wonder if one of the cable channels might pick the show up? ???

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:80sTrivMeisteron01/03/10 at 8:41 am

I was at the dentist the other day and there was a copy of one of those supermarket tabloids in the office, which I picked up out of boredom. There was an article in the magazine about how the producers of ATWT had to bring in counselors to help longtime cast members with their grief at losing the show. The article mentioned Helen Wagner (Nancy) as well as Don Hastings (Bob) and Eileen Fulton (Lisa) as taking the cancellation the hardest. Granted, the news came from a tabloid, but I wouldn't doubt that cast members who have been with the show almost from the beginning (and from Day One as in the case of Helen Wagner) would be emotionally devastated at the cancellation of the show... :(

Subject:Re: As The World Turns canceled after 50+ years

Written By:ninnyon01/03/10 at 10:17 am

Sad to see it go, I never was much of a daytime soap fan, but this is one of my mother in-laws favorite soaps.